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OK I've listened to this a few times now (thanks Bibz!).
Devils Theory and Miles of Machines are enough to secure me buying this when it comes out.
#1. What is Jeff playing thru? it sounds like 5150's, is this what Engls sound like recorded?
#2. There is no question this guy has got serious chops, his mechanics are
just crazy good, however I wish some of these metal guys would get away
from the dominant Phrygian and show us some "other shred" once in a
while. It seems like as soon as anyone picks up a 7 or tunes down to C,
they automatically start with the dominant Phrygian stuff (I know becuase
it sounds mean as shit in lower keys, I get it), but come on enough
already.
#3. I can see how the comaprisons to Becker etc would shine thru here but how could they not when playing this genre.
Inevitably you're going to be compared to either Becker or Malmsteen when playing shred in these
modes. (especially when you can do it this well.).
One thing I do like about this Cd is that to me anyway it doesn't sound like Nevermore tunes without vocals.
This drummer has a very different feel from Van Williams and honestly when I played the first track, the riffage
and the tone of his guitars and the style of the drummer, I almost thought
I had put on an "In Flames" track by mistake. A lot of the riffage sounds very "Gothenburg" to me.
The more I listen to this CD the more I like it .
Obviously there is a lot of good stuff to try and cop off of here, and since I already have a 7 string tuned down 1/2 a step I'm all set to jam out to this CD.
For a first solo CD attempt I have to give it 5 stars,
There is a lot of serious shredding going on here.
On his next one (if he does another) I'd like to see him branch out into
some other modes of shred.
I know he can do this style and do it well.
I want to see what else he's got.
Ok I've got to go and start learning some of this stuff
Devils Theory and Miles of Machines are enough to secure me buying this when it comes out.
#1. What is Jeff playing thru? it sounds like 5150's, is this what Engls sound like recorded?
#2. There is no question this guy has got serious chops, his mechanics are
just crazy good, however I wish some of these metal guys would get away
from the dominant Phrygian and show us some "other shred" once in a
while. It seems like as soon as anyone picks up a 7 or tunes down to C,
they automatically start with the dominant Phrygian stuff (I know becuase
it sounds mean as shit in lower keys, I get it), but come on enough
already.
#3. I can see how the comaprisons to Becker etc would shine thru here but how could they not when playing this genre.
Inevitably you're going to be compared to either Becker or Malmsteen when playing shred in these
modes. (especially when you can do it this well.).
One thing I do like about this Cd is that to me anyway it doesn't sound like Nevermore tunes without vocals.
This drummer has a very different feel from Van Williams and honestly when I played the first track, the riffage
and the tone of his guitars and the style of the drummer, I almost thought
I had put on an "In Flames" track by mistake. A lot of the riffage sounds very "Gothenburg" to me.
The more I listen to this CD the more I like it .
Obviously there is a lot of good stuff to try and cop off of here, and since I already have a 7 string tuned down 1/2 a step I'm all set to jam out to this CD.
For a first solo CD attempt I have to give it 5 stars,
There is a lot of serious shredding going on here.
On his next one (if he does another) I'd like to see him branch out into
some other modes of shred.
I know he can do this style and do it well.
I want to see what else he's got.
Ok I've got to go and start learning some of this stuff
).
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